Word Travels West Purchase Options:Open Edition Print on 11x17 Paper $20 I created Steeped as a

I created Steeped as a companion piece to Emergency Familiar because I have a deep affection for both cats and herbal tea—though

enchantment and adventure to them in a way they hadn’t dreamed possible before

most of my paintings featured dilapidated robots giving way to nature reclaiming the land

pulling a spirit jar from his robes as he began to chant one of the ancient healing songs

and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves

Word Travels West Purchase Options:Open Edition Print on 11x17 Paper $20 I created Steeped as a12" x 24" acrylics on canvas. 2017. I painted this piece as part of my 2017 exhibition Well Read, a collection of works celebrating storytelling, books, and the joy of reading. Before the books arrived, the villagers time was spent collecting shiny but useless trinkets or staring vacantly at the cacophonous boxes that held such prominent places in their homes. The words on the pages brought knowledge, enchantment and adventure to them in a way they